Paul Markham made the comment in another thread saying that somehow the studio/cam site model was dead or dying -- that is most certainly not true -- it is utterly ludicrous. Cam websites are generating millions of dollars a month, profitably, with that exact format and that proves that statement to be a fallacy and illusory.
Why is herding cats in the title of this post -- because that is exactly what functioning with only independent cam models is. I am going to guess that 15K models perform every day, globally in all ways excluding the independent Skype cams -- they are on the periphery.
Can you imagine trying to keep some order and business decorum among 1000 models no less 15,000?
GNI per Capita : 53,750 US => 26,740 CZ => 23,190 RU => 18,410 => RO => 11,960 => CO We are uplifting ''third world incomes"
MAKE THE WORD GREAT! Where do you live Paul? In the Middle World?
Truthfully, the money made by most camgirls is more appropriate in these (and other) countries, averaged earnings globally. Most cam models will not make $100K a year and more.
This is not to say that there are no First World models/performers doing webcams. This is not to say that the growth potential is in independent cam girls (PERHAPS). This is not to say that there are more and more independent cam performers in RO, CZ, RU other countries where you would expect studios to be.
It takes $2K to $3K to realistically become a top earning independent cam model; Fiber Internet, good webcams with zoom, high end PC s. To many people that is a lot to invest in a longshot business -- cam studios provide these things and professional expertise. Many cam performers see this as a job -- a means to an end and not a long term career choice. College students on summer break are a big resource as an example -- they come back until they finish school and then move on.
Being a PayPal or Western Union cam whore is a rough row to hoe for a 'ho
